§ 96. Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Under-Secretary of State for War when the Indian general service medal will be issued to troops engaged in the Kuki Chin operations on the North-East Indian Frontier in 1918?
The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Lieut.-Colonel Guinness)The India general service medal is not issuable for these operations. The troops in question are eligible for the British war and victory medals, which are being issued to them in ordinary course.
§ Sir A. HOLBROOKWere not special medals issued for the North-West India operations of a similar character?
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESSIn any case, they could not possibly get both the special medal and great War medals for the same operation, and the grant of the two great War medals would seem to have been the more favourable alternative.